13th Philly Hardware Meetup @ BFTP!

Join us for the 13th Philadelphia Hardware Meetup! Come join us to hear from our guest speakers as well as share what’s on your desk. We always have time for an open mic.

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​​​This time, we'll be at Ben Franklin Technology Partners new office at 1600 Market Street. Check in with security to be directed to the event space. ​ Hardware Meetups happen across 30+ cities monthly and help bring together different professionals to connect and meet each other. ​​ We have a great set of featured speakers for the evening!

• Nicole Macnab is an RF Hardware and Embedded Systems Engineer at Deepwave. Deepwave is developing both software and hardware to deliver real-time RF intelligence at the edge. Nicole assists in hardware development, as well as system-level integration and testing. She has Bachelor’s (C'2017) and Master’s (C'2023) degrees in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University and Stevens Institute of Technology, respectively, with a minor in Mathematics.
• Arjun Nandakumar is the co-founder and CTO of Scout Robotics. (Bio coming soon!)

​And pizza! Thanks to our host and sponsor, Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Drinks courtesy of Solid Product Design.

​​​Agenda

• ​​​6:00-6:30pm: Arrive, mingle, grab some food and a beverage
• ​​​6:30-6:45pm: Opening remarks
• ​​​6:45-7:30pm: Guest Speakers + Q&A with the audience
• ​​​7:30-8:00pm: Open Mic. Anyone in attendance can give a demo or short presentation on their hardware product, startup, or project.
• ​​​8:00-8:30pm: Mix, mingle, and close out the night.

​​​ Thank you to our partners:

​Ben Franklin Technology Partners, our food sponsor for the evening. BFTP creates and retains highly paid, sustainable jobs by investing in and linking early-stage technology firms and established manufacturers with experts, universities, follow-on funding, and other resources to help them prosper through innovation.

Solid Product Design is a Philadelphia-based hardware product design and development firm. We help companies ship products faster by combining deep research, first principles thinking, and a user-centered development approach. Our experienced team anticipates challenges early, helping clients identify and solve problems before they arise - so ideas move smoothly from concept to commercialization.

​informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware and hardtech. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market strategy, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. With expertise in diverse projects ranging from consumer electronics to automotive, green tech, and medical devices, informal members work with clients at every stage to design, manufacture, and ship top-quality physical products, built to succeed.